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A50654 A guide for constables, churchwardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, treasurers of the county stock, masters of the house of correction, bayliffs of mannours, toll-takers in fairs &c. a treatise briefly shewing the extent and latitude of the several offices, with the power of the officers herein, both by common law and statute, according to the several additions and alterations of the law, till the 20 year of His Majesties reign / collected by Geo. Meriton, gent. Meriton, George, 1634-1711. 1669 (1669) Wing M1793; ESTC R35040 100,385 287

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for the discharge of the Parish and bringing up and providing for the Child as any two Justices shall order and thereupon the Sessions is to dispose and sell the Goods and Chattels and the Sessions may order the Officers aforesaid what they shall receive of the Rents and Lands also for the purposes aforesaid 14. Car. 2. Ch. 12. CHAP. V. The Overseers Office in making of Rates and passing Accounts 64. THese Officers or the greater part of them for the doing and performing of the things they have in charge may raise weekly or otherwise by Taxation of every Parson Vicar and other Occupier of Land House or Tythes Cole-mines or saleable Underwoods within the Parish Town c. such a sum as they shall think fit and this Rate they must have allowed and confirmed under the hands of Two Justices Quor unus and then by Warrant from them or any other Two Justices Quor unus they may levy by distress and sale of the Goods of the party refusing to pay the said Tax rendring the Overplus to the owners and in Default of Distress two such Justices may commit the party to Prison there to remain without bayl till it be discharged by him 43. El. Ch. 2. Dalt J. P. Ch. 4. fo 97. Wingate's Stat. Tit. Poor People 65. Now these Rates ought to be well and truly made according to mens visible Estates real and personal within the place only and not for any Estate elsewhere at Lincoln Assizes 9. Car. 1. by Justice Hutton and Crook 66. Note That a Parish in Reputation shall be a Parish within this Law so that if A. be an ancient Parish that hath Officers in it and there be a Town within this Parish which for a long time hath been used and reputed as a Parish and hath all Parochial Rights as Church-wardens c. here this place may be Rated as a Parish towards the Poor Hutton's Rep. fo 93. M. 3 Car. B. R. Hilton Paul's case Cro. 3. Part. Rep. 67. This Tax must be set upon the Tenants and Occupiers of Lands and not upon the Land-Lords living within or without the Parish for the Tenant only is chargeable for the Land Bulstred's 1. Part. Rep. fo 354. 68. The Parson having a full Tenth Part of the Profits of the place may be rated to a Tenth Part. Resol Judges 1633. Sect. 32. 69. He that doth occupy Lands in his his own hands lying in several Parishes he must be charged in every Parish for his Land lying therein only according to the proportion thereof and no more but for his personal Estate it seems reasonable he should be charged for it in the place where his person is All Lands Ancients Demeasn Guildable and Copy-hold are to be charged with these Rates which ought to be according to the value or by the pound and not according to the quantity Sed Consuetudo tollit Legem 70. The Rate for Stock or Goods is thought reasonable to be set after the proportion of Lands viz. an 100 pound in Stock to be rated after 5. or 6. pound a year in Land 71. Note That in some special cases a man may be rated beyond his ability as where one brings a charge upon a Parish or under any pretence brings in a man that may be chargeable in a Parish he may if there be cause for this be raised in his Rate to the full value of his Estate and so was the opinion of Sir Nicholas Hide Dalt J. P. Ch. 40. fo 97. 72. Where the Inhabitants of any Parish are not able to relieve their Poor any two Justices Quor unus may tax other Parishes and places within the Hundred yea the whole Hundred if need require and where that is not sufficient the Justices in their Sessions may tax the County in part or wholly at their discretions 43. El. Ch. 2. Wingate's abr Stat. Tit. Poor People 14. Car. 2. Ch. 12. 73. If any persons find themselves agrieved in any Tax or other Act done by the Overseers or by the Justices of Peace they are to be Relieved at the Quarter Sessions Dalt J. P. Ch. 40. fo 97. Wingate's Abr. Stat. Tit. Poor People 74. The Father Grandfather Mother Grandmother and Children of every poor person shall be assessed towards their Relief as the Justices of the Peace in their Sessions of the Peace in the County where such Father c. dwells shall limit and appoint in pain to forfeit 20. s. a Month to the use of the Poor to be levyed by distress and sale as aforesaid and for want of distress to be committed to Prison till the Forfeiture be paid 43. El. Ch. 2. Wingate's Abr. Stat. Tit. Poor People Dalt J. P. Ch. 40. fo 98. 75. Head Officers in Cities and Corporate Towns and Aldermen of London have in their several Precincts like Authority that Justices of Peace have in their Counties and no other Justices of Peace are to enter and intermeddle there Wingate's Abr. Stat. Tit. Poor People 43. El. Ch. 2. 76. If any Parish shall extend into two Counties or part thereof to lie in any City or Corporate Town where they have Justices Then the Justices of every County c. are to intermeddle only within their own limits and every of them respectively within their limits are to execute this Law concerning the nomination of Overseers binding of Apprentices granting Warrants to levy Taxations taking Accounts of Overseers and committing such as refuse to account or to pay their Arrearages and yet the Overseers shall without dividing themselves execute their Office in all places within the said Parish but shall give up Accounts to the Justices or Head Officers of both places Wingate's Abr. Stat. Title Poor Perple 43. El. Ch. 2. Dalt J. P. Ch. 40. fo 97 98. 77. These Officers within four days after the end of their year and that other Officers are nominated are to yield up a true account to two Justices Quor unus of these things following 1. What sums of mony they have received or rated and not received 2. What stock of Ware or Stuff is in their hands or in the hands of any of the Poor 3. What Apprentices they have put out and bound according to the Statute 4. What Poor they have set to work or relieved 5. What Poor they have suffered to wander and beg out of their Town or in the High-ways or in their Town without their directions 6. Whether they met monthly to consider of the things belonging to their Office 7. Whether they made their Rates indifferently upon all men according to their ability 8. Whether they have endeavoured to gather and levy such Assessments 9. Whether they have neglected the Justices Warrants to them or any of them directed for the levying of any forfeiture according to the Stat. 43. El. Ch. 2. Dalt J. P. Ch. 40. fo 96. 78. Now if the Churchwardens or Overseers or any of them shall refuse to make and yield a true and perfect Account to the said Justices